Boston police ask for help finding 2 missing people in Allston, East Boston

The Boston Police Department put out two Missing Person notices over the weekend, asking for the public’s help to find 35-year old Amera Zvekic and 61-year old Elba Portillo.

Allston resident Amera Zvekic 

Police released the notice for Zvekic on Dec. 13. While she is currently homeless, police said she normally keeps in regular contact with her family. However, the notice said family members last saw her three months ago, and last spoke with her in March.

BDP said she is a 5’7” white woman, around 120 pounds, with long brown hair. She has tattoos on her lower back and left arm and has a nose piercing. 

She is usually in or near Southampton Street, Melnea Cass Boulevard, and Government Center, police said. 

Police encouraged anyone who sees Zvekic to call 911, or contact local detectives at 617-343-5619. 

East Boston resident Elba Portillo

Boston police said Portillo was last seen around 9:30 on Dec. 13 around Marion Street while she was going to her workplace on Meridian Street. She did not show up to work, police said. 

According to BPD, Portillo has gone missing in the past and is known to sit along the East Boston waterfront. Police said she might suffer from insomnia and early stages of dementia. 

Police described her as a Hispanic woman who is 5’3’’ and weighs around 140 pounds. She has light skin with brown hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a black jacket, purple sweatpants, and a crossbody brown purse, police said.

Similar to Zvekic, police said anyone who sees Portillo should call 911, or detectives at 617-343-4234.

Eva Levin is a general assignment co-op for Boston.com. She covers breaking and local news in Boston and beyond.